After a long hiatus (a.k.a. Christmas and New Year's), we're back up and running. Firestopping (thanks to my husband's brother and father) and insulation happened over the holidays/early January. Actually, drywall is already up (as of yesterday). 1-1/2 days and the whole house got walls. They stocked the house over the weekend (Jan. 21-22) we think. We never saw them; as if there were drywall leprechauns! All of sudden, the drywall was in the house. Will have to post pictures soon.
Very few snafus with the rough mechanicals. Just a few items had to be fixED: non-fire rated recessed lights at the second floor (14 of them), minor leak in the fire sprinkler system (misting, if you will), relocation of gas piping by the fireplace, addition of some gas piping, etc. We had a friend put some speaker wire in the walls, too, for which we are very grateful for his help over a few evenings and a weekend.
I like to think we're in the home stretch, but a few people have guessed that we won't be done until April/May... naysayers! I'm still pushing for March for substantial completion. Just keep your fingers crossed for mild weather and maybe we can get the driveway in.
Posted by julietiu
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